| Dewey, if the FDA only approved safe drugs then millions would die a day. What about all those drugs that claim a side effect may be "heart attack or stroke"?
Cylert which was a popular ADHD drug until it was banned in 2005 was linked to massive liver failure. However, it was never noted as a side effect, so now there is a class action lawsuit on it.
Heck, take Ritalin for example. It's considered a schedule 2 controlled substance and can cause major agression, depression, suicidial thoughts, outburts, and even sudden death. Yet it's still on the market and being heavily prescribed?
The ONLY non-stimulant ADHD drug on the market is Strattera. And that isn't widely prescribed yet.
I'm not disagreeing with you Dewey, just saying that the FDA has it's hands tied in lots of areas. You may say..."Well, if the FDA only approves safe drugs then that will make companies produce safe drugs." However, that is true, but then that also delays the process for creating some drugs and what about those that have no side effects of any drugs? Punish the vast majority (90+%) because less than 10% have a problem? It's really hard to say which to choose.
And for me, I have been on Insulin (Humalog, Novolog, NPH, R ---not sure what before those) for 24 years and have not had any problems come up, I say give me whatever you need to to keep me alive.
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